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those cuts will include $46 billion from the pentagon's budget, friday's meeting with speaker boehner and senator mcconnell at the white house is expected to come before the president signs the order. >> ladies and gentlemen, the statue of rosa parks. >> reporter: on wednesday mr. obama talked briefly with both republican leaders during a ceremony unveiling a statue of rosa parks on capitol hill. caught in this photo, it's the first time they met in face to face since december. in a last-ditch scramble democrats and republicans in the senate have crafted legislation to avoid the cuts but both bills are expected to die later today. >> when they put forward gimmicks instead of negotiating serious spending cut solutions, americans feel like they're not being listened to. >> reporter: dire warnings from agencies and departments about the negative effects of the sequester have continued, but republicans question whether the warnings are justified. last sunday on cbs' "face the nation" education secretary arne duncan said this -- >> there are literally teachers now who are getting pink slip
those cuts will include $46 billion from the pentagon's budget, friday's meeting with speaker boehner and senator mcconnell at the white house is expected to come before the president signs the order. >> ladies and gentlemen, the statue of rosa parks. >> reporter: on wednesday mr. obama talked briefly with both republican leaders during a ceremony unveiling a statue of rosa parks on capitol hill. caught in this photo, it's the first time they met in face to face since december. in a...
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. >> democrats see it as an opportunity to slim down the pentagon while republicans are applauding real efforts to shrink the government. however, the white house continues to paint a dire picture. attorney general eric holder says the across the board cuts will make the nation -- listen to me -- less safe. >> oh my lord. >> the justice department is going to lose 9% of its budget between now and september 30th. we'll lose $1.6 billion. there are not going to be as many fbi agents, atf agents, dea agents, prosecutors able to do their jobs as we would like them to do. this is something that will have an impact on the safety of this country and anybody who says that's not true is either lying or saying something that runs contrary to the facts. >> cramer, real quick? >> the sequester is a real bad word. sequester because 99% of american people don't understand it. i hate to use the word on "mad money." i hate it. sequester. >> don't use it. >> you can't. >> birthday cake. we can rename it birthday cake. >> fiscal cliff worked. it had great imagery. >> did you see the story on the front pa
. >> democrats see it as an opportunity to slim down the pentagon while republicans are applauding real efforts to shrink the government. however, the white house continues to paint a dire picture. attorney general eric holder says the across the board cuts will make the nation -- listen to me -- less safe. >> oh my lord. >> the justice department is going to lose 9% of its budget between now and september 30th. we'll lose $1.6 billion. there are not going to be as many fbi...
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we know over 100,000 pentagon workers will be furloughed and an hour and a half line at least to get on a plane, more like four hours because they have to be furloughed. wait a second! i thought we were all going to all be affected. >> gretchen: that was monday, tuesday, wednesday. >> steve: right. it looks like the white house and cabinet minute secretaries have -- ministers clearly hyped this whole thing. keep in mind, the white house and the administration has a lot of leeway in how the cuts are administered among the agencies and phil gramm, former senator from texas who helped right the sequestration bill in the 1985s, he's going to be our guest in ten minutes. he's going to tell us about the president, if he makes the choices where they are deliberate, maximum cut for maximum political gain, that would be the wrong thing to do for america. >> gretchen: he seems to be backing off on that now because i think if this crisis ultimately did not happen come saturday, the credibility of the president and his administration would be called into question. meantime, what do you think abo
we know over 100,000 pentagon workers will be furloughed and an hour and a half line at least to get on a plane, more like four hours because they have to be furloughed. wait a second! i thought we were all going to all be affected. >> gretchen: that was monday, tuesday, wednesday. >> steve: right. it looks like the white house and cabinet minute secretaries have -- ministers clearly hyped this whole thing. keep in mind, the white house and the administration has a lot of leeway in...
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lee says we invest in pentagon, military academies and the national defense universities to develop war tactics now. we need that invest in the peace and unviolence here at home. here is a gutfeld rule. anything that sounds like a bunch of third graders could have come up with it, will kill you. department of peace building. oft hugs?ext? organization of forgiveness and lunchables? peace building equals death. life is not about making peace but keeping peace with peace. the only way to prevent war is through the ability to make war. it's amazing even after the holocaust we elect morons who don't get it. what happens when a western peace group goes abroad? two things. propaganda for the enemy or hostages. enough. let's face it. things that sound pleasant are always deadly. think about it. jelly fish. great whites. joy behar. let's not forget the slow loris. oh, yeah, that is adorable. because it's so cute and not fast it attracts predators who it kills by emitting poisen from the skin. it's like dana but she is smaller. we should all be like that? irresistible and murderous. >> kimberly:
lee says we invest in pentagon, military academies and the national defense universities to develop war tactics now. we need that invest in the peace and unviolence here at home. here is a gutfeld rule. anything that sounds like a bunch of third graders could have come up with it, will kill you. department of peace building. oft hugs?ext? organization of forgiveness and lunchables? peace building equals death. life is not about making peace but keeping peace with peace. the only way to prevent...
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nathan benchley is at the pentagon. (holly hunter) that's great, that's great. (william hurt) it must have been tougher shooting down the mig-21. (holly hunter) what's confrontation like? (william hurt) what's a real dogfight like? it's getting into work as sex, right with this shot here. (holly hunter) that's good. (james brooks) we worked forever on the sound. (james brooks) just her finger on that button. just the way these two people made their connection. far apart and electronically. tom's agenda is to get to her, 'cause he's felt the connection between the two of them, and he hasn't questioned it, he's going with it. she's felt the same thing and she's fleeing from it. you're an amazing woman. what a feeling having you inside my head. yeah. it was... an unusual place to be. it was indescribable. you knew just when to feed me the next line the second before i needed it. there was like a rhythm we got into, it was like... great sex or... that was my favorite moment in dailies, when her head went back, the chair came forward. she almost falls out, as if she'
nathan benchley is at the pentagon. (holly hunter) that's great, that's great. (william hurt) it must have been tougher shooting down the mig-21. (holly hunter) what's confrontation like? (william hurt) what's a real dogfight like? it's getting into work as sex, right with this shot here. (holly hunter) that's good. (james brooks) we worked forever on the sound. (james brooks) just her finger on that button. just the way these two people made their connection. far apart and electronically....
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there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m-1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the upgraded global hawk spy drone, $2.5 billion. with just over 48 hours until these cuts go into effect, you might think there would be urgent meetings going on here at the white house or up on capitol hill, but you would be wrong. there are no meetings or even phone calls on the schedule right now between the president and republican leaders. david? >> and friday is coming quickly, jon. our thanks to you tonight. >>> we're going to turn to iran this evening, where tonight, the iranian team is at the negotiating table with not only the u.s., but several other nations. those critical nuclear talks we've been reporting on for the last week here. as you know, we're just back from iran, where we witnessed first-hand the economic sanctions led by america. so many of the iranians at the markets, at the schools, telling us they can feel it. many telling us also they're hoping for a break in the impasse. >>> we're going to turn tonight to a
there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m-1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the upgraded global hawk spy drone, $2.5 billion. with just over 48 hours until these cuts go into effect, you might think there would be urgent meetings going on here at the white house or up on capitol hill, but you would be wrong. there are no meetings or even phone calls on the schedule right now between the president and republican leaders. david? >> and friday...
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when he walks into the pentagon as the new secretary of defense, he will be the first vietnam veteran to have that job. he still carries shrapnel with him from combat, where he earned two purple hearts. >>> now to the weather, as another big storm pounds the plains and the midwest. you can see it is a huge system, as it sweeps across the country now from west to east. it has dumped more than two feet of snow outside denver. it's caused blizzard conditions through kansas, missouri, oklahoma, and they're having a genuine, classic winter evening in chicago. that's where we find weather channel meteorologist eric fisher on michigan avenue tonight. eric, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we're not seeing those up to hurricane-force gusts that we had across the plains that wreaked havoc yesterday, but we are seeing that same heavy, wet snow that's left over 100,000 people without electricity. in wichita this morning, they were digging out from the snowiest february on record. >> that's a lot of snow. it's not used to this. >> reporter: while aerials from oklahoma reveal the la
when he walks into the pentagon as the new secretary of defense, he will be the first vietnam veteran to have that job. he still carries shrapnel with him from combat, where he earned two purple hearts. >>> now to the weather, as another big storm pounds the plains and the midwest. you can see it is a huge system, as it sweeps across the country now from west to east. it has dumped more than two feet of snow outside denver. it's caused blizzard conditions through kansas, missouri,...
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virginia also home to the pentagon. all told 90,000 civilian defense department workers would be furniture load if the furlough goes into effect. the president warned governors yesterday, democrats and republicans don't have to let it happen. >> there are more areas where we can do a lot more cooperating than i think we've seen over the last several years. to do that, though, this town has to get past its obsession with focusing on the next election instead of the next generation. >> house speaker john boehner says the house has passed two bills that would deal with the deficit and not raise taxes, martha. martha: so all of this puts virginia republicans in-kind of a tricky place on this whole thing, doesn't it? >> reporter: between a rock and a hard place you might say. virginia has been trending away from the red state it used to be. remember it went for president obama twice and that make it difficult for republican members of congress to explain to their constituents why their inability to compromise could cost them
virginia also home to the pentagon. all told 90,000 civilian defense department workers would be furniture load if the furlough goes into effect. the president warned governors yesterday, democrats and republicans don't have to let it happen. >> there are more areas where we can do a lot more cooperating than i think we've seen over the last several years. to do that, though, this town has to get past its obsession with focusing on the next election instead of the next generation....
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>> you would have to talk to somebody other than the pentagon. we don't talk to those operational matters because they don't involve us. yes. >> they don't involve us. you have to talk to somebody -- not here. i refer your questions to other people. i think he is talking about the cia. let's check with the cia then to see how the cia handles these questions at their daily press briefs. all right. they don't do that. and so that's where questions about this policy go to die. this week in addition to the chuck hagel defense secretary nomination, the senate is expected to advance president obama's nominee to head the cia, john brennan. senator john mccain is proposing holding up the nomination of john brennan because, well, john mccain. but even in the midst of that conflict, there is an interesting confluence of opinion right now that something major should be changed in mr. brennan's field of expertise. mr. brennan broached the subject in a "washington post" profile that ran about him last october. the acting director of the cia from whom mr. bren
>> you would have to talk to somebody other than the pentagon. we don't talk to those operational matters because they don't involve us. yes. >> they don't involve us. you have to talk to somebody -- not here. i refer your questions to other people. i think he is talking about the cia. let's check with the cia then to see how the cia handles these questions at their daily press briefs. all right. they don't do that. and so that's where questions about this policy go to die. this...
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i don't believe it because the pentagon is increasing their budget as a result of this. in terms of real dollars. let me ask you this, i see four senate stars, you're one of them. and you, marco, ted cruz and mike lee seem to be the strong conservative voices that i look to to bring some sanity back to washington. now, are you all friends. >> yep, we have lunch together a couple times a week. >> and and with the whole crew and we eat together and we get along and work on different issues together and i see a lot of the freshness being new members in the senate, and the system beats you down and that's why i'm a big believer in term limits. we need more rollover, more turnover because after you've been there for a while it's hard to have the energy it takes to combat government, it's hard to combat that government. >> a lot of speculation, you might run for president. >> i know it's early, but seems you are thinking about it. i think the country is seeing, and the republican party in particular, that we're not doing very well in new england or on the west coast and i thin
i don't believe it because the pentagon is increasing their budget as a result of this. in terms of real dollars. let me ask you this, i see four senate stars, you're one of them. and you, marco, ted cruz and mike lee seem to be the strong conservative voices that i look to to bring some sanity back to washington. now, are you all friends. >> yep, we have lunch together a couple times a week. >> and and with the whole crew and we eat together and we get along and work on different...
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the pentagon says it will cut 64=thousand civilian jobs in california. 130=thousand unemployed californians would lose help in finding jobs. and everyone receiving emergency unemployment benefits will get 11 percent less money. >> developing news-- the county sheriff's office has just released the 9-1-1 tapes from saturday's nascar crash. the crash injured at least 28-spectators at the daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. here's one of the 9-1-1 calls from a man who was trying to get medical help for injured fans. >> dispatcher: 9-1-1 where is your emergency? >> yeah, listen we're in section zero. section o. there's two seriously injured people here, okay. they've been calling for paramedics and nobody's shown up. >> dispatcher: okay. >> okay this is from the crash. these people really serious. sprint tower, section zero, row 30. we need help, bigtime quick. >> dispatcher:okay, they're on their way sir.' >> okay, thank you very much. bye. >> despite the crash, the daytona 500 went on as scheduled on sunday. driver jimmie johnson won the race. and pole winner danica patr
the pentagon says it will cut 64=thousand civilian jobs in california. 130=thousand unemployed californians would lose help in finding jobs. and everyone receiving emergency unemployment benefits will get 11 percent less money. >> developing news-- the county sheriff's office has just released the 9-1-1 tapes from saturday's nascar crash. the crash injured at least 28-spectators at the daytona international speedway in daytona beach, florida. here's one of the 9-1-1 calls from a man who...
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which, by the way, a lot of democrats like to see those big budget cuts on the pentagon. a lot of republicans would like to see those budget cuts on some domestic spending. so what's hanging over their heads right now is not as awful as the last couple of times we went around this. and so i think that's why john's right. that's why they're going to end up having this problem. >> how about pride? how about that has beening ov i their head? they work in a government that at least can do its most basic function and pass a budget? they work in a government and not a circus. how about pride in that? >> that would be good. you saw the article bob woodward had in "the washington post" this weekend. saying the president is in effect moving the goal post on the $85 billion. so when the president asks that a substitute for the sequester include not just spending cuts but also new revenue, that means taxes, he is moving the goal posts. his call for a balanced approach is reasonable, and he makes a strong case that those in the top income brackets could and should pay more. but that
which, by the way, a lot of democrats like to see those big budget cuts on the pentagon. a lot of republicans would like to see those budget cuts on some domestic spending. so what's hanging over their heads right now is not as awful as the last couple of times we went around this. and so i think that's why john's right. that's why they're going to end up having this problem. >> how about pride? how about that has beening ov i their head? they work in a government that at least can do its...
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well, you get $85 billion in budget cuts in discretionary, domestic spending as well as in the pentagon and there are a lots of people on both sides of the aisle for different reasons who believe, you know what, that's not such a terrible thing. so the default setting, despite what we heard about the tsa lines and all the rest, may be pretty palletable to some. and it shows you how far the dysfunction in washington has come since they came up with this plan a couple of years ago. >> now, on the dysfunction angle, look, the last time we talked about something sort of similar was fiscal cliff in december, the last congress. now we have new members of congress. my question now is how is the republican party different? >> well, this is the most interesting part of this. i think the white house made a calculation when this whole idea was hatched that the republican party would never go for draconian cuts on military spending. and what occurred in the republican party is that you have a group of younger members who believe in budget cutting above all else, and are willing to take the hits in
well, you get $85 billion in budget cuts in discretionary, domestic spending as well as in the pentagon and there are a lots of people on both sides of the aisle for different reasons who believe, you know what, that's not such a terrible thing. so the default setting, despite what we heard about the tsa lines and all the rest, may be pretty palletable to some. and it shows you how far the dysfunction in washington has come since they came up with this plan a couple of years ago. >> now,...
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gillette said the pentagon needs to five will round up these numbers -- 100 new soldiers. his limited tiring 98? of course not. he hires the full 100 but less somewhere else, like maybe janitors that west pointer in the pentagon, not to become the pentagon and not to pick my friends a west point, but the point is, the president has executive authority to make sure the government works properly. in fact, he is required to make sure it works properly. his of says, he promises faithfully to execute the office of president of the united states. that word faithfully is in the constitution, and it is in his of to make sure that the government works, that he does not use government agencies to harm his political opponents and help his political supporters. after eight. ashley: that good faith to me because their role in it for their own political gain, the political part, and they're not always making decisions. >> i'll tell you this. if the president of the united states of america furloughs a sufficient number of tsa agents so that we have to wait five hours in line to get to t
gillette said the pentagon needs to five will round up these numbers -- 100 new soldiers. his limited tiring 98? of course not. he hires the full 100 but less somewhere else, like maybe janitors that west pointer in the pentagon, not to become the pentagon and not to pick my friends a west point, but the point is, the president has executive authority to make sure the government works properly. in fact, he is required to make sure it works properly. his of says, he promises faithfully to...
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what's being done to try to help get him free. >>> also, the pentagon caught in the middle of a political battle facing automatic budget cuts. the president says republicans are to blame, but "the washington post"'s bob woodward says it's really all the president's fault. our news watch panel takes a look at the arguments on both sides. on thanksgiving day, and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go talk to your doctor. you're not indestructible anymore. go talk to your doctor. angie's liat angie's list, i autyou'll find reviews. on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. if you want to save yourself time and avoid a hassle, go to angie's list. at angie's list, you'll find the right person to do the job you need. and you'll find the right person quickly and easily. i'm busy, busy, busy, busy. thank goodness for angie's list. from roofers to plumbers to dentists and more, angie's list -- reviews you can trust
what's being done to try to help get him free. >>> also, the pentagon caught in the middle of a political battle facing automatic budget cuts. the president says republicans are to blame, but "the washington post"'s bob woodward says it's really all the president's fault. our news watch panel takes a look at the arguments on both sides. on thanksgiving day, and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ]...
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just in time for spring, national parks like yosemite will see their services cut, the pentagon planning to force more than 700,000 defense department workers to take one day off a week, a 20% pay cut. near quantico marine base in northern virginia, the anticipation is already breeding anxiety. >> people are hunkered down, really afraid to spend any kind of money. >> reporter: there is bipartisan agreement for one thing, both sides seem to agree that these cuts will go into affect at the end of this week. there's also at least some good news. most of the layoffs and furloughs won't actually take place until a month from now. >> maybe they will sort it out at some point. peter alexander at the white house, thank you very much. >>> let's get a check of the top stories of the morning. natalie is here with those. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. welcome back. >> thank you. >> good morning, savannah. in the news this morning, john kerry is in london this morning as he kicks off his first official overseas trip as secretary of state. nbc's foreign chief correspondent andrea mitchell is
just in time for spring, national parks like yosemite will see their services cut, the pentagon planning to force more than 700,000 defense department workers to take one day off a week, a 20% pay cut. near quantico marine base in northern virginia, the anticipation is already breeding anxiety. >> people are hunkered down, really afraid to spend any kind of money. >> reporter: there is bipartisan agreement for one thing, both sides seem to agree that these cuts will go into affect...
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the house republicans are putting in a provision that will give agency heads especially at the pentagon the flexibility to decide how cuts are to be administered. the white house is resisting that. this is the empire, the empire striking back, stuart. big bloated government is going to fight for every penny it can get. even though it's only a penny on the dollar they're going to fight fiercely for it they know if it's done once it might be done again. stuart: let me summarize this. we would have these cuts in place until the end of march, and then, because we need to organize our government finances. >> because we haven't had a budget. stuart: we haven't had a budget, those cuts would stay in place and still be cutting the budget, but agency heads would be allowed to say we'll cut the conference budget, we won't cut personnel. >> yes. stuart: we'll cut the school janitor, but not the teacher say that after march 27th. >> that's what the republicans are moving toward. stuart: i can't see how the president could resist that. >> he wants to resist because the cuts would take place, for onc
the house republicans are putting in a provision that will give agency heads especially at the pentagon the flexibility to decide how cuts are to be administered. the white house is resisting that. this is the empire, the empire striking back, stuart. big bloated government is going to fight for every penny it can get. even though it's only a penny on the dollar they're going to fight fiercely for it they know if it's done once it might be done again. stuart: let me summarize this. we would...
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who don't wear uniform or civilians work for the pentagon. the pentagon is a big bureaucracy. the point i would make, martha. private businesses did this during the recession. they sucked in their stomach, they tightened their belt. they got rid of waste in their budget and why can't government do that? martha: you've been saying it. rick perry tried to do the list you did. things didn't work out very well for him. you did it masterfully. you're not seeing that list from republicans, are you? >> well, i know, --. martha: elected republicans in washington? >> you know what, martha? paul ryan has a budget that passed congress the last two years and that has some pretty specific cuts. you and i might not agree with everything on the list --. martha: but i'm saying average person on the street what would they cut, they would not be able to do that. we have to go. >> everybody loves santa claus. that is why we have a problem and the debt, right? martha: thank you, steve. >> see you, martha. martha: we'll see you soon. bill: ho, ho, ho. 21 past the
who don't wear uniform or civilians work for the pentagon. the pentagon is a big bureaucracy. the point i would make, martha. private businesses did this during the recession. they sucked in their stomach, they tightened their belt. they got rid of waste in their budget and why can't government do that? martha: you've been saying it. rick perry tried to do the list you did. things didn't work out very well for him. you did it masterfully. you're not seeing that list from republicans, are you?...
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so government jobs, is this now include the pentagon? is this our military? we should just cut by 10%? suddenly giuliani doesn't like anyone collecting a government paycheck. that's an awfully big umbrella to start talking down people and suggesting they're all lazy and sitting around and inefficient. >> stephanie: exactly. 17 minutes after the hour. eric boehlert remains in the sidecar. we condition continue right-wing world right after this on "the stephanie miller show." >> i got her number off the men's room stall. 1-800-steph-12. in brookside chocolate a world of remarkable tastes comes together. rich, dark chocolate meets sweetened soft centers flavored with exotic fruit juices, like pomegranate goji with raspberry, and acai with blueberry. it's chocolate like you've never experienced it before. and it comes from a place called brookside. discover brookside. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anyth
so government jobs, is this now include the pentagon? is this our military? we should just cut by 10%? suddenly giuliani doesn't like anyone collecting a government paycheck. that's an awfully big umbrella to start talking down people and suggesting they're all lazy and sitting around and inefficient. >> stephanie: exactly. 17 minutes after the hour. eric boehlert remains in the sidecar. we condition continue right-wing world right after this on "the stephanie miller show."...
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in the days ahead, the administration will shift its focus to the pentagon, which will bear the brunt of the cuts. in addition to some of the defense cuts as well as the contractor furloughs, the white house also said in d.c., maryland and virginia we could have perhaps 31,000 fewer hiv tests available, or 5900 fewer kids getting vaccines. $700millioncut in environmental funding. all those possible impacts now listed on the white house web site. there is talk of perhaps a compromise that would allow the federal agencies to at least have flexibility in deciding where they're going to apply the cuts within their agencies. with the sequester due to hit friday, there isn't much time to work out all the details. tony and allison? >>> thank you. in afghanistan, president karzai wants u.s. special forces out of a key province. he's accuses them of working with afghan citizens to torture and even murder people in the region. the u.s. has rejected the claims u.s. forces carried out any such crimes. >>> secretary of state john kerry has arrived in london. it's the first stop on a nine country t
in the days ahead, the administration will shift its focus to the pentagon, which will bear the brunt of the cuts. in addition to some of the defense cuts as well as the contractor furloughs, the white house also said in d.c., maryland and virginia we could have perhaps 31,000 fewer hiv tests available, or 5900 fewer kids getting vaccines. $700millioncut in environmental funding. all those possible impacts now listed on the white house web site. there is talk of perhaps a compromise that would...
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. >>> new this morning from the pentagon, women could potentially be drafted into the military. the white house recently lifted the ban on women in combat and legal experts say that decision has opened door for a change in the law that right now requires men between 18 and 25 to register for the selected service. women have never been drafted into military service. y servic . >>> that is rapper si hon our is the first ever face meal president in south korea with a little gangnam style there. the respecter performed his hit song at the inauguration today -- the rapper performed his hit song at the inauguration today. >> there you go. re you go. gangnam style still making the circulation. >> i wonder if he is tired of doing it. >> before we get to today -- tucker, let's do some oscars. >> for actress jennifer lawrence, one of the moments came at an embarrassing price. the 22-year-old trip and fell on the stairs on the way to the stage but when asked about it afterwards, she couldn't help but laugh. >> look at my dress. i tried to walk up stairs in this dress. that is what happened
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was supposed to come out of the defense department on sequester and taken them to other places in the pentagon where fat could be cut. stand up and be counted. put solutions on the table and we can cut spending and preserve defense capability. >>gretchen: there were governors on the talk shows yesterday, bipartisan support for what you're saying from governor o'malley and virginia's governor mcdonnell. let me ask you what you think the world reaction is to watching the united states, the biggest superpower in the world, talking so drastically about cuts to the pentagon and the military? >> the world sees yet another signal that america already has and will have to pull back from its obligations. enemies see weakness. allies see the potential for jumping back and forth on obligations to allies. i think they see equivocation, weakness and they wonder where america is going to be in its role in the world. that foments more violence which makes defense more necessary. >>gretchen: let's see what happens. deadline coming up this friday. coming up, he fought the president on unions and won. now gover
was supposed to come out of the defense department on sequester and taken them to other places in the pentagon where fat could be cut. stand up and be counted. put solutions on the table and we can cut spending and preserve defense capability. >>gretchen: there were governors on the talk shows yesterday, bipartisan support for what you're saying from governor o'malley and virginia's governor mcdonnell. let me ask you what you think the world reaction is to watching the united states, the...
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the pentagon real blares the brunt of the sequestor kwuts. th -- cuts. >> doug luzader joining us live this morning. thank you, doug. >> bracing for more. many people in the central plains and the u.s. are realing from record snowfall. they are getting another twirn blast. the blizzard expected to drop another foot of snow from areas of texas and kansas. that's on top of the foot of snow people are still working to clean up right now. let's head over to maria molina to find out the latest and when we will have relief headed their way. >> looks like as we head into later in the day many areas will see improvement through texas and oklahoma and kansas. by tuesday it will move on to chicago where it could dump over 6 inches of snow becoming the most significant snowstorm so far they have seen this season. so this storm system going to produce across the central plains before heading east into the great lakes by tomorrow. it is already bringing down pretty heavy snowfall through portions of the texas panhandle oklahoma and kansas. this is where w
the pentagon real blares the brunt of the sequestor kwuts. th -- cuts. >> doug luzader joining us live this morning. thank you, doug. >> bracing for more. many people in the central plains and the u.s. are realing from record snowfall. they are getting another twirn blast. the blizzard expected to drop another foot of snow from areas of texas and kansas. that's on top of the foot of snow people are still working to clean up right now. let's head over to maria molina to find out the...
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the president says it will lead to layoffs for hundreds of thousands of pentagon employees, first responders, airport security personnel and thousands of other federal workers. and joining me now to talk about it, south carolina senator lindsey graham. senator, it's great to have you (applause). >> and the sequestration has become such a political theater over the last few days and a lot of the republicans are saying, let's just let the president have it and see what he can do with it. is that a good idea? what do you propose to do -- or to do about sequestering? >> well, number one, the reason it's a bad idea, it did he have straits tdevastates the military. and this idea that republicans have of let it go into effect and watch the president fix it is really not leadership. don't you think that's what's wrong with washington? i thought we were the party of fiscal responsibility. the republican house passed a replacement for sequestration and our democratic friends are going to raise taxes which is a bad idea. i think that republican senators should put a plan on the table rather than turnin
the president says it will lead to layoffs for hundreds of thousands of pentagon employees, first responders, airport security personnel and thousands of other federal workers. and joining me now to talk about it, south carolina senator lindsey graham. senator, it's great to have you (applause). >> and the sequestration has become such a political theater over the last few days and a lot of the republicans are saying, let's just let the president have it and see what he can do with it. is...
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put that nomination on the floor and there are certainly enough votes to confirm hagel as the next pentagon chief. >> candy crowley, always good to sue, thanks so much, host of "state of the union" much appreciate it. >> thanks, fred. >>> case against oscar pistorius, we will examine the evidence against the olympic sprinter. >>> and do you love flight delays? i can't imagine that the answer is yes. but just in case, if so, no need to worry about the forced budget cuts. for the rest of us, those cut course cause a hassle at the airport. details ahead. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as serio
put that nomination on the floor and there are certainly enough votes to confirm hagel as the next pentagon chief. >> candy crowley, always good to sue, thanks so much, host of "state of the union" much appreciate it. >> thanks, fred. >>> case against oscar pistorius, we will examine the evidence against the olympic sprinter. >>> and do you love flight delays? i can't imagine that the answer is yes. but just in case, if so, no need to worry about the...
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the pentagon would take a major hit. senator john mccain says today that the impact on the military would be unconscionable and could mean longer tours of duty for troops in afghanistan. the nation's governors, democrat and republican, anticipate possible economic effects in their states. >> all of this is a concern for our respective states, if they do nothing or what the alternatives could be. are starting to comeifficult out of it and it is getting better and unfortunately the sequester could put us right back where we were. >> the sequester takes effect march 1 unless congress takes action to stop it so far, no action. >> no action? no one talking to each other? what a surprise. >>heather: think the budget battles in washington, dc will not hit you in the government warning now that if sequestration occurs it could mean a furlough of meat inspection workers which could cause trouble at the meat market. >> politics could get in the way of being able to eat the foods we like to eat. >> if this happens, the prices could
the pentagon would take a major hit. senator john mccain says today that the impact on the military would be unconscionable and could mean longer tours of duty for troops in afghanistan. the nation's governors, democrat and republican, anticipate possible economic effects in their states. >> all of this is a concern for our respective states, if they do nothing or what the alternatives could be. are starting to comeifficult out of it and it is getting better and unfortunately the...
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they split over defense spending where a lot of members don't want the damage that it could do to the pentagon? >> this is where the president is going to hammer the hardest. what is notable here, even the republicans who have some qualms about how this going to hit the fence, vast majority understand the necessity of allowing it to go into effect. given that the law is kicking in on march 1st, there isn't any legislative option that is open that republicans would go for to change it. >> paul: and if they give in on tax increase again, they are toast in 2015. >> and new york city saw murders plummet but about the policy that is responsible is coming under attack. should stop and frisk be a thing of the past? hi. hi. i'm here to pick up some cacti. it should be under stephens. the verizon share everything plan for small business. get a shareable pool of data... got enough joshua trees? ... on up to 25 devices. so you can spend less time... yea, the golden barrels... managing wireless costs and technology and more time driving your business potential. looks like we're going to need to order more
they split over defense spending where a lot of members don't want the damage that it could do to the pentagon? >> this is where the president is going to hammer the hardest. what is notable here, even the republicans who have some qualms about how this going to hit the fence, vast majority understand the necessity of allowing it to go into effect. given that the law is kicking in on march 1st, there isn't any legislative option that is open that republicans would go for to change it....
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the pentagon noted more than 700,000 civilian military workers, department of defense workers, will effectively lose 20% of their pay. they will have to work one less day a week if this goes in effect. as one observer put it, it's like a low speed car crash heading our way. >> peter alexander from 1600. peter, thank you, sir. >>> wednesday morning the supreme court will hear arguments in a case called shelby county versus holder. it's a case that could determine the future of the landmark voting rights act of 1965. to find out what's at stake, we're going to go ahead and take a reality check on this sunday. peter bacon an msnbc contributor and editor of the grio. let's start at the beginning, if you will, for folks not following the story perhaps. what's at stake here on wednesday? >> the key thing at stake here is this is a law -- this is 1965, that lays out basically for a lot of southern states, states that had a history of discrimination, they had -- the big portion is they have to usually pre-clear any law about voting with the department of justice, and the department has to approve it in
the pentagon noted more than 700,000 civilian military workers, department of defense workers, will effectively lose 20% of their pay. they will have to work one less day a week if this goes in effect. as one observer put it, it's like a low speed car crash heading our way. >> peter alexander from 1600. peter, thank you, sir. >>> wednesday morning the supreme court will hear arguments in a case called shelby county versus holder. it's a case that could determine the future of the...